Belfast Factsheet

Area

• Area 640km²
  
• Local Authorities Belfast, Lisburn and Castlereagh
  

Business and innovation

• Business Churn Rate (%) 2019 2.02 (36/63)
  
• Business Closures (per 10,000 population) 2019 34.83 (46/63)
  
• Business Start-ups (per 10,000 population) 2019 41.77 (47/63)
  
• Business stock (per 10,000 population) 2019 343.69 (38/63)
  
• Patent Applications (per 100,000 of population) 2018 8.58 (32/63)
  

Demographics

• People Born Outside the UK (%) 2011 7.21 (48/63)
  
• Population Aged 0-17 (%) 2019 22.18 (23/63)
  
• Population Aged 18-29 (%) 2019 17.33 (23/63)
  
• Population Aged 30-44 (%) 2019 20.36 (17/63)
  
• Population Aged 45-66 (%) 2019 26.36 (35/63)
  
• Population Aged 67+ (%) 2019 13.77 (42/63)
  

Housing

• Households in Social Rentership (%) 2011 21.85 (18/63)
  
• Households Renting Privately or Living Rent-Free (%) 2011 18.06 (34/63)
  
• Households that Own or Part-Own Their Home (%) 2011 60.09 (44/63)
  
• Housing Stock 2019 219,000 (13/63)
  

Jobs and Employment

• Claimant Count (%) January 2021 5.32 (52/63)
  
• Employment Rate (%) 2018 70.3 (52/63)
  
• Youth Claimant Count (%) November 2020 6.19 (45/63)
  

Size

• Population 2019 489,540 (15/63)
  

Skills, Wages and Inequality

• Average Weekly Workplace Earnings (£) 2020 502.23 (25/63)
  
• Working Age Population with a Qualification at NVQ4 or Above (%) 2019 40.2 (17/63)
  
• Working Age Population with No Formal Qualifications (%) 2019 14.4 (2/63)
  

Travel and Environment

• CO2 Emissions per Capita (tons) 2018 4.58 (20/63)
  
• Commuting by Bicycle (%) 2011 1.66 (45/63)
  
• Commuting by Bus, Train or Metro (%) 2011 11.9 (29/63)
  
• Commuting by Other Methods (%) 2011 0.6 (15/63)
  
• Commuting by Private Vehicle (%) 2011 66.14 (27/63)
  
• Commuting on Foot (%) 2011 11.74 (22/63)
  
• Number of days of poor air quality 2019 12 (61/63)
  
• People who Work from Home (%) 2011 7.96 (31/59)
  
• Ultrafast Broadband (%) 2019 94.35 (4/63)